"Plate-like" subsidence of the East Pacific Rise-South Pacific superswell system

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 10, 2004, Pages

  Hillier, J K ^a   Watts, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bathymetry; Pacific; Superswell

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BATHYMETRY; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DATA PROCESSING; HEAT FLOW; OCEANIC CRUST; SUBSIDENCE;

EAST PACIFIC RISE; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; WORLD;

EID: 11844271953     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003041     Document Type: Review

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